Bill C-60 threatens the independence of CBC/Radio-Canada

The relationship over many decades between the CBC/Radio-Canada and successive federal governments is based on an understanding of how a public broadcaster operates: the government provides most of the funding but the politicians are historically, culturally and legally restricted in how much control they have over what the broadcaster does.

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News from our U.S. colleagues: CWA Convention, Pittsburgh, April 2013

Our problem, the global decline of decent jobs and middle class opportunities is too big to solve alone, and a renewed focus on social justice issues, in addition to bargaining, could strengthen the causes we are all fighting for, while restoring the pride a previous union generation grew up with.

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CMG urges Porter Airlines to find a fair solution with their employees

The Canadian Media Guild is a union representing more than six thousand media workers, and we support workers’ rights to a safe working environment and to fair compensation for the work they do. We will not be flying Porter again until you have resolved the issues in a way that is satisfactory to all involved.

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Blaming unions for precarious work is silly

In a context where corporations are still making millions of dollars – and paying millions of dollars to their top executives – it’s beyond rich (excuse the pun) to blame the workers if the bosses aren’t getting rich enough, quickly enough.
And it is seriously disingenuous to suggest that the poor conditions suffered by millions of precariously employed Canadian workers is caused by another group of workers

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Indigenous journalists need apply: #IdleNoMore and the #MSM

Being able to tell these stories critically is the reason I wanted to become a journalist. When I was growing up, I never saw any other Indigenous reporters on TV or in print (although there were many blazing trails at the time, unbeknownst to me) telling the crucial stories I saw happening around me. I got into media to get the story out there.

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